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Extremely dry skin, flaky and patchy skin problems are all skin conditions that are difficult to treat and manage. Psoriasis, Dermatitis and Eczema are even more difficult and can be painful and irritating as well as embarrassing.

Skinflint has a range of products which will help alleviate some of the symptoms associated with skin conditions, but it’s wise to consult a skin specialist if your problem is serious or if the skin is infected.

Tips for managing skin conditions

1. For the face, use a Skinflint product to suit your skin type: Clarifying if Oily/Combination, Enriching if Dry/Combination.
Use Rosehip Recovery Serum on dry patchy areas.
For the body, use S.O.S. Rub on dry cracked heels, elbows or any patches of dry skin. Apply to dampened skin to aid penetration.

2. Try Skinflint Enriching Cleanser on your body as cream wash if you’re unable to use soaps or detergent based cleansers.

3. Give Skinflint Soap a try, you’ll be surprised at how gentle it is, nothing like the soap you buy in a supermarket.

4. If swimming in chlorine pools, shower immediately afterwards and apply your usual moisturiser.

5. If the skin on your body is so stressed that it has cracked, apply SOS Rub or Rosehip Recovery Serum thickly at night and cover with a cotton sock, glove or other item and leave on overnight. You can even cover again with plastic to really keep in the moisture.

6. Finally, always wear gloves when cleaning or using chemicals such as bleach, hair dyes etc. If your hands are badly affected, place cotton gloves on your hand first, then rubber gloves. Try Skinflint Gardeners Balm at night.

Other ways to help yourself (or your child)

First of all, DO NOT USE:
• Supermarket Bar soap: they often contain harsh surfactants. Also, watch out for those deliciously perfumed ‘hand-made’ soaps. They generally contain surfactants which may be drying. They may also contain artificial fragrance which can be irritating.

• Petroleum-based detergent body washes. These are typically listed as Sodium Lauryl or Laureth Sulphate or Ammonium Lauryl or Laureth Sulphate on labels. They are cheap and harsh surfactants that can dry out and irritate even normal skin.

• Harsh scrubs Scrubs which are detergent based. Enriching Face Polish is a his is a far better option if you wish to use a scrub. It contains fine bamboo powder particles which are less irritating.

• You may have been told to avoid any products containing mineral oil, petroleum jelly (petrolatum) or sorbelene. These are all based on petroleum. I don’t believe they are the baddies they are made out to be. However, I choose not to use them as they do not penetrate, and therefore cannot moisturise or heal. They sit on the surface of the skin and act as a barrier (which can sometimes be a good thing!).

• Harsh laundry detergents containing strong artificial fragrances. An Aussie one that I highly recommend is Tri-Nature . All the ingredients are vegetable based and the fragrance is from essential oils. It’s Australia’s best kept secret!!